Show A study of the situation in the Ne Negro N gr gro Baptist churches of Chicago s strengthens strength ns' ns the conviction m n that a an efficient and unifying organization is really their th ir greatest great st necessity Their disposition to to o organize and the s special cial needs o of the city should d eventually bring this about At At present we have hay i improved upon th the M Methodist thodi t ch churches They have five flye d different nt conferences b but t it W must u t b be said th that t tIn in spite of thi this this' they c operate co te in a a fri friendly spirit The ThO IN Negro gro Baptists at the pre present ent time h have ve two associations Any time spent ln eX to f th iba basis s of their doctrinal or or 1 per n l l differ differ- differences en ende s I might ight b better be be used s d in in trying I. I to to tose secure se u a a real l basis basis basis- of operation co-operation per tion for t their mutual rn tu l Improvement me t and aDd ad ad- vance It seems that that- some som organization organization tion of these churches on the basis of the city city w work rk to prevent pre overlapping tooer to over assis assistance rice to pl plan n future work w rk as ast as' t necessity may require and not as individual caprice e may ma suggest is i a matter of pf real importance v This organized co operation opera co-opera tion to Increase in In- increase increase in- in crease the efficiency o of all the StIle churches is a natural step to to be taken in the processes processes of ot their growth and arid may na be looked for at t any I time As A's one ne examines the location and and the activities ac ac- ac v ies of different Baptist churches and sees new churches hurches started started under the very eaves of some older one be beCa beca ca cause of a doctrinal trinal or pers personal differ difference r- r ence he is convinced that the th weight i I of in influence u n e of th these se l o. o are are re trying J I to make the th churches more useful should I Ibe be set set- against this and ii in favor fa favor favor fa- fa vor vor of that tha practical l comity for or which the thee e executive c council un il st stands |